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May 21, 2025
What happens when a physician-inventor takes on some of medicine’s toughest problems? In this episode of WhatKeepsYouAwake.TV, host David Hooser sits down with Dr. Paul Gilbert to explore his path from creating a NICU device that saves infant lives to building a new frontier in instant at-home blood testing.Dr. Gilbert first developed the RightSpot™ pH Indicator, now used nationwide to ensure feeding tubes land in the stomach—not the lungs. After a 2019 exit, he’s back with Statum DX, a company designing immediate, bedside-style diagnostic tests that pair with touch-activated phlebotomy devices—no lab, no mailing samples, no weeks of waiting.🔑 Inside This Episode:• How a NICU challenge inspired a device used every minute in the U.S.• The power of bedside-style, instant diagnostics in clinical and home care• Touch-activated micro-blood collection + lateral flow/ELISA technology• Early test panels on the roadmap: pregnancy, THC, and beyond• Partnerships, FDA pathways, …